Upcoming Concerts

The CPO and Artscape do indeed provide opportunities for all…74-year-old Reggie Dreyer waited more than 50 years for his debut performance with the CPO, and Qden Blaauw is only 12! Both pianists will play Mozart in the free lunch-hour concert. Read more here. Here is a another story on Reggie Dreyer, which follows the story in weekendspecial.co.za which was shared more than 1000 times on Facebook alone!

The CPYO at the Fiestas

Under the direction of Brandon Phillips, the musicians of the Cape Town Philharmonic Youth Orchestra stunned the audience – live and televised – with their virtuosity, energy and talent at last week’s vibrant KYKNet Fiesta awards. The annual show honours the best performers and performances at the country’s festivals. We congratulate our young musicians on their fantastic performance. While most of them were in the pit (just two musicians were on stage), people tell us they were the glue in the exciting event! Picture courtesy Karina Erasmus/Tygerburg Children’s Choir.

In return, your name will be in concert programmes and on the web, and you will have a numbered and signed double DVD of Francois du Toit’s performance of the 5 Beethoven Piano Concertos, recorded live in the City Hall last year, plus a coffee table book about the centenary of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra.

Peter Klatzow: Major review of his opus

The Music of Peter Klatzow was reviewed in the winter edition of the eminent British journal Musical Times. The article, written by musicologist Veronica Mary Franke, entitled "Klatzow reinvented: from modernist non-tonal activist to tonal art-music champion", begins with:
“The present article serves as a testament to the creative accomplishments of one of the most prolific and vocal South African art music advocates, Peter Klatzow.”
Says Prof Klatzow: It really IS an honour, both for Veronica Franke and myself. I don't think the Musical Times has ever paid attention to a South African composer (although I have had attention in some fine articles in US musicological magazines).
You can order it here.

Quote for the day

A New York City taxi driver asked him where to go; Karajan replied "No matter - I am in demand everywhere." Source

Alexander Gilman and co so excited about concerts!

New subscriptions are ongoing until the first concert on March 30. See the video and more on the season. Follow us on Facebook here.

Marvin’s enthusiasm for young people

Enthusiastic, and that enthusiasm is so infectious in Marvin Weavers, the young man from Elsie’s River just chosen to head up the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra’s Youth Education and Development programme, that you want to sing and dance with him!
Twenty-seven-year old Marvin joined the CPO as co-ordinator on March 1, ready to build on a programme established by Henriette Weber some 14 years ago and expanded by Laurika Steenkamp to reach more than 400 learners.
Marvin, who is a violist and has played in the Cape Town Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, the CPYO’s string quartet and the New Apostolic Church Orchestra, is raring to go. Read the rest of the Weekendspecial.co.za article here.

FOM Soiree on March 18

Don’t miss South Africa’s favourite piano duo, Nina Schumann and Luis Magalhães, in a programme that includes two suites for two pianos by Rachmaninov, as well as a transcription for two pianos of his Symphonic Dances. Date and time are Saturday, 18 March 2017 at 5.30 for 6pm at the Table Bay Hotel. Tickets for the soirée and cheese and wine post-concert reception are R300 from Derek Auret (082-557-6566; derek@auret.co.za) or Ruth Allen (021-794-2435; rutha@telkomsa.net). Payment can be made by EFT to: Friends of Orchestral Music, Standard Bank, Rondebosch, Code: 025009, Account No.: 071031146 with reference ‘your name/soirée’ as proof of payment.

CPO Octet plays at Meerendal

Eight string principals and sub-principals of the CPO are appearing by special invitation, for the second time, at Meerendal Wine Estate on March 9. They are Patrick Goodwin, Emina Lukin, Michele Williams, Tomasz Kita, Paula Gabriel, Radomir Cermak, Kristiyan Chernev and Christian de Hahn. Composers include Mozart, Warlock, Barber, Pachelbel and more. This will indeed take the abilities of the CPO into a cultivated field!

Valentine Under the Stars

It clearly wasn’t all hard work at the Valentine’s concerts at Century City for MC Katlego Maboe of SABC 3’s Expresso and resident conductor Brandon Phillips!

Gerlinde Moser’s love for music

Long-time concertgoer and supporter of the CPO in her personal and professional capacity, Gerlinde Moser of Re/Max Living tells us why she is so generous.
“My passion, love and strong support for the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra can be dated back to my childhood. Growing up in Vienna, Austria, The Capital of Classical Music and home to many of the greatest composers of the classical music era, such as Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, Mahler, Schubert and Bruckner, my soul grew fond of classical music from a young age.” “Throughout my last 50 years in South Africa the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra has continued to be a reminder of home and family while also creating a real impact on our community through its Outreach and Education programs. Read more